Effects of full-day kindergarten on academic achievement and social development

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-70

  Cooper, Harris ^a   Allen, Ashley ^a   Patall, Erika A ^a   Dent, Amy L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Elementary schools; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950530054     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654309359185     Document Type: Article

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